They are BETTER than their advertising. I've had one for 20 years or so, ever since I saw Kouhoupt's review- it's my go-to lathe tool, don't use anything else except in a special purpose pinch. Cheap, cuts anything, great finishes if you'll polish the tool. Buy both the left and right versions. Dirt cheap to run, too- a 3" stick of quarter inch square cobalt M2 lasts forever.
I didn't say bad chips. I said long,continuous chips. If you like long,continuous chips they are not bad. And,with Christmas coming,you can cut the long,spiral chips up,spray them gold,and make icicles to put on your Christmas tree!! We actually did that one time for the museum's Christmas party. But,we used brass.